A woman is dead and two other people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident on the Tri-State Tollway near south suburban Hazel Crest late Friday, officials said. About 10:30 p.m., the accident involving a Subaru Forester, a semi tractor trailer truck and a Honda Civic occurred on I-294 near where the expressway crosses over Wood Street, according to an Illinois State Police-District 15 master sergeant. A woman identified as Amani Hinnawi, 23, of the 15400 block of Sharon Drive...

Two people were seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway Sunday afternoon, according to officials. The motorcycle was headed west on the Eisenhower around 2:15 p.m. when the driver tried to negotiate the Roosevelt/Tri-State Tollway southbound ramp, lost control, slid across the shoulder and crashed into a guardrail, said Illinois State Police Sgt. Greg Minx. A female passenger was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered extensive injuries to her legs and the driver...

A 3,600 gallon tanker truck, carrying sodium hydroxide, flipped over at 95th Street and 76th Avenue and has slowly been leaking the industrial solvent onto the roadway since around 7 this morning. Hazmat teams are on site to clean up the spill, but officials are categorizing it as a minor leak. Read more at TribLocal .

Police are investigating how a person fell from a bridge onto the Tri-State Tollway this afternoon in the north suburb of Bannockburn. WBBM-TV's Web site reports police received a 911 call about 4:10 p.m. saying somebody fell from the Duffy Lane bridge onto the northbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate Highway 94), according to a Bannockburn police release. The bridge is at northwest corner of the Bannockburn Forest Preserve. Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire...

A woman is dead and two other people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident on the Tri-State Tollway near south suburban Hazel Crest late Friday, officials said. About 10:30 p.m., the accident involving a Subaru Forester, a semi tractor trailer truck and a Honda Civic occurred on I-294 near where the expressway crosses over Wood Street, according to an Illinois State Police-District 15 master sergeant. A woman identified as Amani Hinnawi, 23, of the 15400 block of Sharon Drive...

The Illinois Tollway agreed today to split the cost with Rosemont of a new $25 million exit ramp from the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) giving access to the village’s long-planned entertainment and retail district. Tollway officials said the agreement is the first of its kind in that Rosemont will take the lead in financing and constructing the new northbound tollway interchange at Balmoral Avenue. According to the tollway, the agreement...

Two motorists were killed in a traffic accident early this morning on the Tri-State Tollway when a vehicle driving the wrong way collided with another near south suburban Hazel Crest, state police said. About 3 a.m., a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lanes on I-294 collided with another vehicle traveling north, according the Illinois State Police. Only two people--both men--were involved, he said. The southbound vehicle was traveling at least 90 miles per hour,...

A semi truck and several other vehicles collided in the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 at Cermak Road this morning, tying up traffic, according to preliminary reports from the Illinois State Police. The crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. and involved five vehicles, according to a state police trooper. One person complained of neck pain and was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, he said. The cause of the accident was under investigation. -- ...

A motorcyclist crashed into a construction barrel this evening where the Tri-State Tollway connects to the Edens Spur in the Deerfield area. The man was reported in serious condition at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with "extensive" injuries, said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Thomas Gartner. The impact of the crash, which happened about 8:17 p.m. in the southbound lanes, forced the man off the motorcycle, Gartner said, adding that the man was not wearing a helmet.

Lane reductions were scheduled to start tonight at the O'Hare interchange to the Tri-State Tollway as part of the highway widening project, officials said. One lane at a time will be closed on the ramp from the northbound Tri-State (Interstate Highway 294) to westbound Interstate Highway 190 leading to O'Hare International Airport, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority said. The lane shutdown was scheduled to start about 11 p.m. Tuesday and last about a month for pavement...

A car flipped over onto the Tri-State Tollway from an overpass overnight. The accident occurred about 10 p.m. when the driver apparently lost control, struck a railing on the Cermak Road overpass in Oak Brook and flipped his white Ford Contour onto the Tollway below, landing upside down on a guard rail in the northbound lanes. Fire officials confirmed the accident, saying the driver was transported to Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. His condition was unavailable. Police had no immediate comment.

An Alsip man was killed when he rear-ended a school bus on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) in northwest suburban Rosemont on Saturday afternoon, state police said. The man, identified as David Ramirez, 30, of the 3600 block of West Benck Drive in Alsip, was traveling south on I-294 when he was involved in a crash, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Ramirez was taken in critical condition to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge where he was pronounced dead at 2...

7-Eleven stores will replace ExxonMobil outlets at the seven oases on the Illinois Tollway system, officials announced today. Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. will take over the remaining 17 years of the lease agreement between ExxonMobil Corp. and the tollway. ExxonMobil had sought since 2009 to get out of its 25-year lease, saying it was no longer interested in operating the franchise. Tollway directors last year denied a request by...

The resurfacing and bridge work that's slowed traffic on the Edens Spur since July wrapped up late this afternoon, the Illinois Tollway announced. Contractors finished the last of their work on the $16 million project just before 5 p.m. today, and all lanes are now open, said Joelle McGinnis, a spokeswoman for the Tollway. The work was done on-time and on-budget, according to a news release. The roadwork included the repair and resurfacing of 5 miles...

A motorist, his wife and their children were among seven people who suffered minor injuries Sunday afternoon when another vehicle hit his as he was paying a toll in the southbound lanes of the Tri-State Tollway near O'Hare International Airport. Shortly before 4 p.m., the motorist, who is a 40-year-old Harvey man, his 36-year-old wife and their four children -- all of whom under 15 -- were taken to Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago for treatment after their Ford Expedition was rear-ended by a Toyota...

A 3,600 gallon tanker truck, carrying sodium hydroxide, flipped over at 95th Street and 76th Avenue and has slowly been leaking the industrial solvent onto the roadway since around 7 this morning. Hazmat teams are on site to clean up the spill, but officials are categorizing it as a minor leak. Read more at TribLocal .

The resurfacing and bridge work that's slowed traffic on the Edens Spur since July wrapped up late this afternoon, the Illinois Tollway announced. Contractors finished the last of their work on the $16 million project just before 5 p.m. today, and all lanes are now open, said Joelle McGinnis, a spokeswoman for the Tollway. The work was done on-time and on-budget, according to a news release. The roadwork included the repair and resurfacing of 5 miles of pavement and rehab of bridges between...

A long-term closure is scheduled to begin overnight on the northbound Tri-State Tollway's ramp to northbound Cicero Avenue near Alsip. The ramp closure on Interstate Highway 294, part of the ongoing Rebuild and Widen Project between 95th and 159th Streets, will allow for retaining-wall work and reconstruction of the Cicero Avenue Interchange, according to an Illinois Tollway news release. The ramp is scheduled to reopen in the fall. A detour will lead traffic to Cicero Avenue, which runs...

A semi truck and several other vehicles collided in the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 at Cermak Road this morning, tying up traffic, according to preliminary reports from the Illinois State Police. The crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. and involved five vehicles, according to a state police trooper. One person complained of neck pain and was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, he said. The cause of the accident was under investigation. -- ...

Two motorists were killed in a traffic accident early this morning on the Tri-State Tollway when a vehicle driving the wrong way collided with another near south suburban Hazel Crest, state police said. About 3 a.m., a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lanes on I-294 collided with another vehicle traveling north, according the Illinois State Police. Only two people--both men--were involved, he said. The southbound vehicle was traveling at least 90 miles per hour,...